Telekinesis Anyone?

[bkelley]

When I was 15 years old I discovered I had the power of telekinesis. I kept it very quiet and told few people about it. Last night my granddaughter who is 13 was sitting at the table. She was very quiet and she looks at me and tells me that she can move things with her mind. She tells me not everytime she tries, but that she will show me. She showed me proof and then asked me why could she do that. She has saw how some people view these type of powers and it scared her. I told her the best thing would be to never talk about it with anyone or tell anyone. She assured me she wouldn't. Later I thought about it and wonder if I'm wrong to tell her that. It's just that there is so much ignorance in the world and I don't want her to go through any of the junk I've went through. What do you people think?

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[Faeawyn]

I think she needs to take it one step at a time. Kids will just think that it's "cool"...more than likely. But as she reaches adulthood....some may be afraid of what they don't understand. I would tell her not to broadcast it....but take it slowly. If she feels the need to confide in a friend...then she can do so. If anything bad comes of it....she can always deny :)....Just tell them it's not true and someone made it up :whatgives:

[semi]

So where were you when I was pushing my car out of the snow yesterday? A little extra push would've been nice.

I don't think your granddaughter has to keep it a secret from everyone. She just needs to be very discrete and selective about who she tells.

[arctic splash]

I think it can be very difficult, and a lot of pressure, if you have to keep something like that to yourself. No matter how often you tell her there's nothing wrong with her, deep inside, she will probably wonder why no one else can be trusted, and if maybe it's really her own problem. Even though there is a lot of ignorance out there, there are also a lot of people who think it's a gift and an amazing thing -- something she should find joy in, not fear -- but she should still be extremely selective who she talks to about it... at least, till she's older... but anyway, I'm sure if she has a good friend, and she senses she can be trusted, it would be good for her to share it with someone else. Just, not everybody.

[Dio]

It's a good thing your granddaughter has you :sunny: Because she really needs someone she can talk to about it...even if she has to keep it a secret from others for the time.

I would worry that the more she broadcasts it, the more negative response she will get from others. Because of all of the doubt being thrown at her, she would probably end up doubting herself and lose her wonderful ability. Children have so much potential that ends up being wasted by so much doubt...

[fallen x whisper]

I really can’t say what you did was right or wrong. When I discovered that I had been discovered that I had been slightly developing Telekinesis, I was extremely scared. I didn’t have anyone to give me advice, or to tell my what to do or anything. I seriously hid in my closet for a week, thinking something was wrong at me because I could slide my paper across my desk without touching it, or why when I was younger if I had an extreme tantrum plates rocked on the dinner table. I stopped trying to do it for two years, and told myself is would go away. Because being an open Wiccan to my community had hurt me enough, and I didn’t want to give anything else in my life up. Recently, I’ve been trying to find my ability again. I thought I lost it, and I still sort of do. I can’t move the things I used to be able to. But if I had someone there to explain it to me, to help me, I wouldn’t have been so scared. So I think it’s good that you’re there for your granddaughter, but I’m a little shifty on telling her she shouldn’t tell anyone. I’m not a good example, but I think if she feels open about it, or she wants to share it with her friends so they’ll understand, then that’s good.

[Valnorran]

I think you were right.

[Maverynthia]

I think you should do like my grandma did with her astrology. Encourage it behind closed doors. If you are still able to move things, get with your daughter and have fun playing games that only you play, but tell here these are your secret games that nobody can learn about, maybe perhaps, unless they can move things too. In the future, she'll make her own decsions on who she wants to tell and if she wants to practice it. However I would encourage her to keep the skill and not try to tell her that it's so secret that she shouldn't be doing it at all. Who knows, it might come in handy later in her life. ^^

[Shana-chan]

I personally feel as though telekinesis, if more widely known and accepted, would be possible for more people. I think telling her to keep it to herself was the absolute wrong thing to do! Mainly because that means that she will stop doing it, and will continually tell herself that she never had the power to and cannot. Thus, she will not be able to do so anymore.

I think instead of telling her that, you should have told her to practice when she's alone, or when she's with really close friends, and that if she thinks no one will notice during her every day life, then she can do it then, too. I have a theory, that some people actually cannot, physically, see someone making something float without their hands (if it's something small, like a pen or a piece of popcorn). This would mainly be due to people's disbelief.

Anyhow, to be honest, if she honed her skills, it would definately be for the better when she's older. For security reasons- such as, if someone was trying to attack her, she could just throw them back. If someone was about to hit her in their car, she could make them avoid her, etc., etc....

This is just my honest opinion, though. Why throw away such a wonderful gift with negative talk? ;.;